Hi im a newbie

[Jen]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

Welcome Jen. yes size does matter but there is a caveat here - make sure you are able to lift and move it!!

Also unless your hubby gets bitten then he could become an astro widower

A personal question, but what actually got you hooked, what part of the sky?

Hey Houghy im not sure what attracted me to the sky ever since i was a little kid i was always outside looking at the stars and i used to always argue wif my dad that the Orion looked more like the southern cross to me than the actual southern cross when i was just 5 i was never wrong back then hehe and i was alwasy fascinated with the planets the most I think

[Jen]

Originally Posted by Tamtarn

Hi Jen welcome to IIS

Enjoyed your story. All started out well it seems. Just make sure hubby keeps his distance

Regarding collimation I haven't got a clue how to do it David does all that technical stuff.

My advice would be to phone the store you bought it from and ask them if they can do it for you. If they can't help lets hope there's someone here on IIS near to you who can give you a hand.

Can't wait til you get a moonless night and browse around the milky way you'll be blown away . Next week is looking good

Barb

Hey Barb thanks for the lovely advice but i dont think i would let the person who i bought the scope from touch my scope its too precious lol does that sound crazy hehehe well i guess the only way im gonna learn how to do it is do it myself right hehe im hoping to find some other star gazers in this area so i might do something on my myspace page and see if i can make that happen there is gotta be more of us out there im sure hehe


www.myspace.com/jen3585

[Ric]

Hi Jen and welcome to the gang, you will have a great time here.

How are the scope repairs progressing?

Cheers

[Jen]

Originally Posted by erick

Jen, it's not too late. Get rid of that scope and seek urgent medical attention! You can be deprogrammed, but one more night under a dark sky and it may be too late

However, if it is too late , better pack up hubby and scope in the car over the coming long weekend and head for Snake Valley for a couple of nights. We'll fix you up re collimation etc. And you'll see telescopes that will make you drool and empty your bank account for years to come!

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=27373

Come on, it's just down the road!

ps. just read your profile - bring the kids - they can play in the lake!

Here are some pics from last camp:-

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=25742

LOL Erick wow it looks like so much fun on this camp i would love to go to one of those how cool it would be great to be around a bunch of telescope freaks like me hehe the pics look great but i think i would be a little embarrassed if i took my scope there compared to some of those in the pics lol i still havnt even properly learnt how to use mine yet wif all the RA stuff and numbers and all that i just point and aim for the sky hehe since i have no sense of direction i have to read maps upside down i will learn it time im sure
But where the hell is Snake Valley what town is it near how far from Swan Hill

[Jen]

Originally Posted by norm

to the DARK side Jen. Not sure whats worse, spending copious amounts of time on this damn forum, looking under the stars or both!!!

lol Norm yes im a bit of a forum fan too i could stay in here for hours reading all this stuff lol so im learning to balance it out i come in here in the daylight and outside when the sun goes down hehe

[Jen]

Originally Posted by John Saunders

Hi, Jen. Like everybody else has said - WELCOME! With filters, if you are going to start chasing nebulae you will eventually get a filter or two to help with your observing. I purchased one from the States and have not regretted it...but you'll get around to that sooner or later. Get along to a viewing night with an association - you learn soooo much that way.

Great to have another astronut on board! If you convert your husband, who will you get to make the warm Milo when you need it?

John thanks for the filters tip sounds exciting oh no hubby would not come out to make me a milo he too busy snoring on the couch hehe at the moment while it is warm im out there wif a udl can and an esky but after a few cans not so good i get a little dizzy much quicker lol i dont know how i will go in the winter time yet i havnt experienced winter gazing yet i bet im gonna freeze my butt off hey i guess lots of jumpers and a beanie sounds like a must have right

[Jen]

Originally Posted by Ric

Hi Jen and welcome to the gang, you will have a great time here.

How are the scope repairs progressing?

Cheers

Rick they havnt even started fixing my scope yet
so i brought it home to be safe next to me till they know what day they can fix it so it is safe beside my bed looking at me all sad but now it looks like my mirror is all dirty now from the dust around the place arrrrrrrrrrrrr now im too scared to clean that let alone do the task of collimation when i get all back together again but thats all part of the learing process i think woohoo bring it on

[Ric]

Hi Jen, you'll love winter gazing everything is so crisp and clear. Definitely the best time.

You'll have to buy an IIS beanie from Mike, they are super toasty warm.

Cheers

PS. there is a good write up on collimation in the articles section to give you an idea of what it is all about. It's a bit daunting the first time but not so bad when you get the hang of it.

[Jen]

Originally Posted by Ric

Hi Jen, you'll love winter gazing everything is so crisp and clear. Definitely the best time.

You'll have to buy an IIS beanie from Mike, they are super toasty warm.

Cheers

Ric Awwwww awsome i cant wait for winter then, a beanie from Mike great idea i will just do that hey wonder if he has stubbie holders too

www.myspace.com/jen3585

[iceman (Mike)]

Originally Posted by Jen

hey wonder if he has stubbie holders too

Now there's a thought!!

[Screwdriverone (Chris)]

Hi Jen.

Welcome aboard also.

I am a relatively new newbie also being only scope equipped in the last month, I have a 130mm Skywatcher ( a bit smaller than your one) and have marvelled at Saturn, Jupiter and the moon as well as Mars (a while ago now)

My advice is, WAIT. It is way too easy to get caught up in whats bigger and better to get more out of your scope etc and have found $200-$300 of my hard earned disappear following the telescope purchase because I wanted the best possible views etc.

I still have a LOT to learn and am amazed at how much I still havent seen yet.

So, take your time and look at EVERYTHING you can from your dark sky location and then make a decision 6 months from now after exhausting this site of all the fabulous information. Write down what you think you need or want on a wish list and this will definitely change as time goes on.

Definitely a good opportunity to get the hubby to cough up though, my suggestion is a good pair of binoculars such as my Andrews 11x70 ones (about $130) as these are excellent for jumping outside and getting pretty close to what you can see with your scope without having to set it all up. They are my best buy so far.

Cheers

Chris

[erick (Eric)]

Originally Posted by Jen

But where the hell is Snake Valley what town is it near how far from Swan Hill

20 minutes south west of Ballarat! Come on down! You know that you want to!

[Jen]

Originally Posted by iceman

Now there's a thought!!

do it do it do it
i will buy a stubbie holder for sure personalised wif my member name on it and a pic of saturn would be awsome hint hint
xoxo

[Jen]

Originally Posted by Screwdriverone

Hi Jen.

Welcome aboard also.

I am a relatively new newbie also being only scope equipped in the last month, I have a 130mm Skywatcher ( a bit smaller than your one) and have marvelled at Saturn, Jupiter and the moon as well as Mars (a while ago now)

My advice is, WAIT. It is way too easy to get caught up in whats bigger and better to get more out of your scope etc and have found $200-$300 of my hard earned disappear following the telescope purchase because I wanted the best possible views etc.

I still have a LOT to learn and am amazed at how much I still havent seen yet.

So, take your time and look at EVERYTHING you can from your dark sky location and then make a decision 6 months from now after exhausting this site of all the fabulous information. Write down what you think you need or want on a wish list and this will definitely change as time goes on.

Definitely a good opportunity to get the hubby to cough up though, my suggestion is a good pair of binoculars such as my Andrews 11x70 ones (about $130) as these are excellent for jumping outside and getting pretty close to what you can see with your scope without having to set it all up. They are my best buy so far.

Cheers

Chris

Hey Chris thanks for the lovely advice yes i agree ok i do have children and other things to spend my money on so i will wait patiently for 6 months or more wif what i have hehe but dam its soooo hard once i seen saturn and jupiter im like i wanna see so much more hehehe and yes im sooo like you there is so much i wanna learn and so much more i wanna see this is soooo much fun im hooked now for life mmm the binoculars sound like a great idea maybe i can invest in a pair of those too hehe
cheers xo

[Jen]

Originally Posted by erick

20 minutes south west of Ballarat! Come on down! You know that you want to!

Ok so that would be about 3 hours away from here cool yes i sooo want to go the pics look like u had lots of fun so whens the next get together let me see what i can organise

[Jen]

[erick (Eric)]

[Jen]

Originally Posted by erick

awww that emoticon is so cute LMAO
(dam i didnt realise there was more emoticons hahahaha now ya got me going

[programmer]

Originally Posted by Jen

awww that emoticon is so cute LMAO
(dam i didnt realise there was more emoticons hahahaha now ya got me going

So why is he jumping for joy at a full moon??

[Jen]

Originally Posted by programmer

So why is he jumping for joy at a full moon??

I was wondering the same thing hehe i hate it when its a full moon
the sun may aswell still be out grrrrrrrrrrr